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The second Commercial Credit and Finance Plc-sponsored MCA ‘F’ Division 25-over League Tournament 2017 has entered its pre-quarterfinal stage.
Upon the completion of the league stage matches (75 half-day matches), the following top 16 teams from five groups advanced to the elimination round: Brandix Essentials ‘B’, WNS Global and Technomedics International from Group ‘A’; Janashakthi Insurance and Stafford Motors, Palliyaguruge Group and Hirdaramani Group from Group ‘B’; HSBC ‘C’, Hayleys Group ‘C’ and Totalamber from Group ‘C’; Allianz Insurance, Textured Jersey ‘B’ and Access Group from Group ‘D’; Akbar Bros., Asia Capital, Prym Intimates and Teejay Lanka from Group ‘E’.
The weekend’s top performers were Dinesh Tharaka from Textured Jersey ‘B’ (102 not out in 56 balls, inclusive of three sixes and 12 fours against Fairway Holdings); Dilshan Indrasinghe from HSBC ‘C’ (4.4-14-5 against Totalamber); Harsha de Silva from Palliyaguruge Group (90 in 58 balls, two sixes and 12 fours against MAS Linea Aqua); the 112-run partnership for the third wicket in 69 balls between Kavinda de Silva (67) and Roshan Mahawatte from Access Group against MBSL Insurance and the 101-run partnership for the second wicket in 74 balls between F. Ahamed (67) and S. Amunugama (55 not out) from EB Creasey against Ansell Textiles.
MAS Kreeda created MCA history when they declared three differently-able players (deaf and dumb) in their team declaration. This put Match Referee Pemlal Fernando and umpires A.D. Indunil and Viraj Nishantha in a quandary. Out of the three players, two were substitutes. The player who played bowled a couple of overs and when appealing he put his hands up in the air and waited for the umpire’s response.
Weekend’s Match Results at a glance (14 half-day matches).
Mattegoda (morning): Palliyaguruge Group beat MAS Linea Aqua by 82 runs
PG – 215/7 (25), MLA - 133 (19.5)
Mattegoda/afternoon: Access Group beat MBSL Insurance by 67 runs on D&L Method; Access – 212/7 (25); MBSLI - given a revised target of 202 runs from 23 overs due to a rain stoppage - 134/7 (23)
MCA/morning: Asia Capital against Ansell Textiles ended with no result due to wet grounds conditions.
MCA (afternoon): Prym Intimates beat EB Creasey by 99 runs
PI – 173/8 (25); EBC – 74 (15)
Thurstan (morning): Textured Jersey ‘B’ beat Fairway Holdings by 218 runs
TJ ‘B’ - 285/3; FH – 67 (20.2)
Thurstan (afternoon): Lion Brewery against United Tractors ended with no result.
UTE - 123/9 in 21.4 overs when rain halted proceedings and no further play was possible.
MCA (morning): Akbar Bros beat TeeJay Lanka by eight wickets
TJ – 69 (22.2); Akbar - 71/2 (6)
MCA (afternoon): Stafford Motors beat Palliyaguruge Group by two runs in D&L method
PG – 140 (24.1); Stafford - 103/5 in 19 overs when bad light halted play.
Moratuwa (morning): MAS Kreeda beat Moody’s Analytics by one run
MAS Kreeda – 197 (22); Moody’s - 196/4 (25)
Moratuwa (afternoon): HSBC ‘C’ beat Totalamber by 13 runs on the D&L method; HSBC ‘C’ - 144 (23.4); Totalamber – 86/3 in 14 overs when rain halted play.
Kotahena (morning): Hayleys Group ‘B’ beat Barthi Airtel by eight wickets.
Airtel - 84 (20.3); Hayleys - 88/2 (6.3)
Kotahena (afternoon): EB Creasey beat Ansell Textiles by eight wickets; Ansell – 144 (25); EBC - 148/2 (16)
The tournament will continue with the following pre-quarterfinals this weekend (16 teams)
At MCA: Hayleys against Janashakthi Insurance (morning); Hirdaramani Group against WNS Global (afternoon). Match referee Gamini Dissanayake.
At Mattegoda: Access Group against Palliyaguruge Group (morning); Prym Intimates against Technomedics (afternoon). Match Referee Manoj Perera.
Sunday 14 May
At MCA: Brandix Essentials ‘B’ against Asia Capital (morning); Akbar Bros. against HSBC ‘C’ (afternoon). Match Referee Varuna Waragoda.
At Mattegoda: Stafford Motors against Totalamber (morning). Teejay Lanka against Allianz Insurance (afternoon). Match Referee Sena Nandiweera.
